AG issues opinion

The Attorney General has issued an opinion to the Governor's Office in regards to the upcoming Senate race.

From the Clarion Ledger:

The Mississippi Code is “unambiguous,” Partridge wrote. “If the effective date is after the 2007 general election, but before Jan. 1, 2008, the Governor must, within 10 days of receiving notice of the vacancy, issue his proclamation setting the election within 90 days from when the proclamation is issued.”

A personal letter from Attorney General Jim Hood to Barbour attached to the opinion said if no agreement could be reached on the interpretation of the law, a “resolution from the courts” may be the next option.

According to a Lott spokesperson, Sen. Lott will leave office sometime this week.